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But now, the period of the brief space during which the soothsayer, as he pretended, was permitted to exhibit his art, was arrived.
Hence the scientific reading or interpretation of nature is the only real one. Says the SOOTHSAYER in "Antony and Cleopatra:" 'In Nature's infinite book of secrecy a little do I read." This is science bowed and reverent, and speaking through a great poet. The poet himself does not so much read in nature's book though he does this, too as write his own thoughts there.
In various parts of the world it is known as "preacher," "nun," "soothsayer," and "saint." It has received its name from the fact that it rests in a sort of kneeling position, holding its forelegs in a devotional attitude. Its character, however, is anything but saintly; it is a most vicious wretch that may well be called the tiger of the insect world.
The latter, who wore what resembled an Oxford or Gottingen university gown, did not relax his haughty and rigid attitude. He observed the waters as a critic of waves and of men. He studied the billows, but almost as if he was about to demand his turn to speak amidst their turmoil, and teach them something. There was in him both pedagogue and soothsayer. He seemed an oracle of the deep.
The soothsayer bent down till her face was within a few inches of the polished surface into which she was gazing. "Now she is lying down," she whispered. "Her face is turned away. Is she asleep? No, she is dead! dead!" "Can you see her now?" asked Vanderlyn. "For God's sake tell me where she is! Can I hope to see her again once more?" Madame d'Elphis withdrew her hand from that of Vanderlyn.
The soothsayer continued: "The stars, and the clime, and the changing moon have power over us why not? Do they not have influence over the rest of nature?
And yet he knew that now his ordeal was drawing to a close; in a few moments Pargeter was due to return from his interview with Madame d'Elphis. Walking up and down the sunny room which held for him such agonising memories of the long hours spent there during the last three days in Tom Pargeter's company, Vanderlyn lived again every moment of his own strange interview with the soothsayer.
Meanwhile the Thebans in the city, together with the citizens of Haliartus themselves, remained quiet until Lysander and the first ranks of the enemy came close to the walls, and then suddenly opening the gates they charged and slew him together with his soothsayer and some few more: for most of them fled quickly back to the main body.
The selection of the person to be the victim was left to Cal'chas, the soothsayer, who fixed upon Sinon, and preparations were accordingly made to sacrifice him on the altar of Apollo, but he contrived to escape and conceal himself until the Grecian fleet had sailed.
No other word did he speak, and Kolbiorn turned away and fared back to Olaf, who, on hearing of the answer that had been given, longed all the more to meet this hermit, whom he now believed to be verily a soothsayer.
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